{"id":14376,"date":"2021-05-05T19:53:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T23:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=14376"},"modified":"2021-05-05T20:46:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T00:46:55","slug":"pe-bank-new-pa-azalea-5-5-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=14376","title":{"rendered":"PE! Bank! New PA! Azalea! 5.5.21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perfect!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-5Qzj2hc\/0\/a6f2e490\/L\/IMG_8921-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to getting on the bike more this month.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-6kMLwCM\/0\/4238ac5e\/L\/IMG_8922-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Espa\u00f1ol cada dia.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-KgLbPtH\/0\/7d6ea482\/L\/IMG_8923-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-b87CxPr\/0\/6731cc1b\/L\/IMG_8928-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-fnHr8gd\/0\/efbab0fb\/L\/IMG_8933-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-dbz3L3G\/0\/f99571af\/L\/IMG_8954-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-6pDqJ62\/0\/037f0009\/L\/IMG_8971-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had a change of strategy on Duolingo.  Instead of going through all 9 units in Level 1, I&#8217;m choosing to go up each lesson to the 5th level in every Unit. I&#8217;ve done all the first five units up to level 5.  Now I&#8217;ll work on doing that for Unit 6.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-WZknVhf\/0\/5f3cecea\/L\/IMG_8950-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>OYB!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-CX2Q8X6\/0\/44be7a82\/L\/IMG_8929-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My bird feeder was on the ground this morning.  My guess is a raccoon climbed the wire and broke it.  I put everything back together again.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-gZfxdHT\/0\/c102d38f\/L\/IMG_0985-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cloudy, but no rain.  We got 5&#8243; in the last two days!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-vnJhWZ2\/0\/aa8aeb81\/L\/IMG_8924-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Grandgirls!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-HfGvNmn\/0\/194702b2\/L\/IMG_0983-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went to the bank on the way home from Global Mall. As you&#8217;ll read later, I went by the bank to deposit more money this evening!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-wvSFQmk\/0\/c1b0d631\/M\/IMG_0984-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another 2.5&#8243; of rain yesterday.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-vXwB3Zf\/0\/8d6c757e\/L\/IMG_0986-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I put my new PA through its paces.  Tested every input to make sure it functions.  I&#8217;m really only going to use the one XLR channel with my two wireless mics as well as the Bluetooth mode to talk with my phone. It sounded really good.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-ZjK6SCT\/0\/1615bef0\/L\/IMG_8930-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-pFn63wk\/0\/b4c9cb73\/M\/IMG_8931-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I scrubbed and put this old backpack in the wash.  I&#8217;m planning on using it for mic cables and miscellaneous gear. I like to have it together and protected.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-b94MqSX\/0\/aabfec4c\/L\/IMG_8932-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got the girls doing karaoke.  They had a blast.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-2hwfp4m\/0\/0260894b\/M\/IMG_0987-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Interesting caterpillars.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-gB3xsZB\/0\/b9f5a723\/L\/IMG_8935-L.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Love my girls!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-DSz2ZQd\/0\/67cce5b5\/L\/IMG_8939-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-KqvvWtD\/0\/f28ee05d\/L\/IMG_8940-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-282DWgv\/0\/f85d1f67\/L\/64192174205__A4B86722-EB86-4472-8364-582452AB8798-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They always like to cook me things with play dough.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-sGPxMvW\/0\/e44d2281\/L\/IMG_8953-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I knew the boxes would be a big hit.  Now that I was sure that the PA worked, I could let them have fun.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-MwSCRRK\/0\/d1973750\/L\/IMG_8955-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-53WdkNM\/0\/970ac644\/L\/IMG_8957-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was glad that Kathy got to spend some time with them today. They&#8217;ve had a great time with the doctor set I got last week.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-gRmvJpX\/0\/bca50553\/L\/IMG_8959-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paid bills.  That includes a $2,000 check to pay down my Master Card bill. I still haven&#8217;t been completely reimbursed for some expenses correctly with our payroll company.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-ncKzvhr\/0\/c821d3ed\/M\/IMG_0990-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Checked on the kids at the mission.  They are still doing testing and all the kids are required for now to leave their computers at the school.  So that means not much homework for a big.  I still enjoy talking to them.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley got home a bit early.  Always fun to see her.  I pumped up their basketball.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-Qhjjctw\/0\/b997f767\/M\/IMG_8960-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-k7ScQSp\/0\/77408038\/L\/IMG_8961-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-zgmBtzZ\/0\/3833fdd9\/L\/IMG_8963-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Went by my office to check the mail and water my ficus.  Also added some more topsoil.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-NhWcTbB\/0\/73e8af42\/L\/IMG_0992-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deposited checks at the bank on the way home.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-MQg9f2C\/0\/7417039b\/M\/IMG_0996-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gassed up the car.  Checked fluids.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-GTQshr7\/0\/96b5088f\/M\/IMG_0993-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-VshVsPC\/0\/e39ab934\/M\/IMG_0994-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/PE-Bank-New-PA-Boxes-AZ-5521\/i-LvpmzMx\/0\/0a575033\/M\/IMG_0995-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Edited our latest donor list.  One of the letters kept bouncing.  I decided enough was enough and deleted that donor from our list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perfect! I&#8217;m looking forward to getting on the bike more this month. Espa\u00f1ol cada dia. I&#8217;ve had a change of strategy on Duolingo. Instead of going through all 9 units in Level 1, I&#8217;m choosing to go up each lesson to the 5th level in every Unit. I&#8217;ve done all the first five units up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14376"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14376"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14382,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14376\/revisions\/14382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}